AKAI CD's

I am a new Logic user and have a question. I am not used to using Sample CD's however recently bought a version of Deepest India which im sure many of you have heard of. This is the AKAI formatted version and from what I read in Logic, the EXS sampler does AKAI conversion for you. The problem is this:
1. I insert 1 of 3 CD's into my drive...
2. MAC OSX does not read the CD at all, icon does not appear on Desktop and it states the usual, this volume can not be read by the OSX.
3. I understood why, it is an Akai formatted CD
4. How can I use these sounds, I do not want to bring them into my MPC 2000XL because I do not have an extrenal CD Drive for it plus im moving away from the MPC because of the limitations on the sampler compare to ESX.
5. I have heard of the Chicken Translator as well as others, but can't Logic do the conversion so that it can be moved to my harddrive: Libraries> Sampler Instruments>ESX.
I really need some help, I spent a good 120 on the CD but can not do anything with its contents. I would appreciate anyone's help who may have experience a similar problem in the past. Thanks.

First start Logic, then insert an EXS instrument and tell it to convert AKAI format (under 'options' in the EXS) - then insert the disk

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